I Overheard My Son Saying on the Phone, ‘Hi, Mom! I’ll Visit You Tomorrow Instead of Going to School!’ — I Decided to Follow

Paula, a Senior Marketing Director, frequently travels for work, neglecting her family in the process. One day, she overhears her son, Liam, saying on the phone that he’s going to visit someone instead of going to school. Curiosity leads her to follow him, and she discovers he’s visiting a woman named Melissa, who turns out to be having an affair with her husband, Benjamin, for over a year. Liam, feeling neglected by Paula’s constant absences, has grown attached to Melissa, calling her “Mom.”

Devastated, Paula confronts Benjamin and Melissa. He justifies his actions, claiming Paula’s workaholic lifestyle left him and Liam neglected. In the end, Paula files for divorce. She chooses a less demanding job and starts therapy, realizing that her career was never worth the loss of her family. Now, she’s trying to repair her relationship with Liam, who primarily lives with Benjamin and Melissa, though he visits her on weekends. Paula regrets not realizing sooner that being present for her family was more important than professional success.